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FAIDA NA HASARA YA LIKIZO NA MUONGOZO WAKE


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ITAKUMBUKWA kuwa mada hii tulianza nayo wiki iliyopita ambapo tulitazama baadhi ya dokezo muhimu za kuzingatia kwenye likizo, na mwisho tukakomea kwenye kifungu hiki:

Mwanafunzi wangu, naamini utakuwa na swali juu ya mada hii: “Nifanye nini katika kipindi cha likizo ili nipate faida zote mbili?” Jibu liko kwenye vidokezo vitatu, KWANZA ni kwako mwanafunzi kujitambua, PILI kwa mwalimu wako na TATU kwa wazazi.

Leo tuanze kwa kuchambua vidokezo vitatu kama ifuatavyo! KWANZA: Ninaposema mwanafuzni kujitambua nina maanisha kuujua uwezo wake wa kimasomo na udhaifu binafsi.

Uumbwaji hutofautiana kati ya mtu na mtu, kuna wengine uelewa wao ni mkubwa na hata kumbukumbu zao ni za hali ya juu. Hawa huwa hawahitaji kujikumbusha vitu mara kwa mara, lakini wengine ni dhaifu katika mambo niliyotaja, njia pekee ya kujiweka sawa ni kujikumbusha kila mara.

Nikisema hivyo naweka mkazo kuwa kipindi cha likizo siyo kipindi cha kuweka kando masomo na kucheza, bali ni cha kuendelea kupanua uelewa kwa kuchambua kwa kina yale yote uliyojifunza shuleni.

Msisitizo wangu ni kupitia notisi na kujifunza kwa vitendo, nikiwa na maana hata matembezi yasiwe ya kihuni bali ya kujifunza zaidi. Mfano kutembelea makumbusho ya taifa na hata mbuga za wanyama, viwanda na kujionea mila na tamaduni tofauti.

PILI: Mwalimu anayejali mafanikio ya wanafunzi wake lazima awawekee mazingira ya kujisomea wakati wa likizo, hiyo inaweza kuwa ni kuwapa kazi za kufanya wakiwa nyumbani au kuwaandaa kisaikolojia inaweza kuwa ni kauli ya kuwataka wasome topiki fulani kutokana na kusudio la kufanya mtihani mara baada ya kutoka likizo. Hiyo itawahamasisha wanafunzi kujisomea.

TATU: Pamoja na kuwa wazazi wengi siyo washirika wazuri wa elimu ya watoto kwa maana ya kutojua namna ya kuwasaidia kimasomo, bado wazazi wana jukumu la kuwahamasisha watoto wao wajisomee kipindi cha likizo. Inaweza kuwa ni kuwalipia masomo ya ziada au kuwatengea muda mahususi wa kujisomea. Naamini nimeeleweka; nakutakia likizo njema. global publisher

20 Thing I Wish I'd Known in My Late Twenties





Truth be told ... I didn’t want to write this.

Oh, I know. List-y essays are all the rage. That’s partly why I balked. The non-conformist in me.

See, my husband Peter and I work with twentysomethings. And we think they are wonderful. But when we speak on their dormitory floors or invite them into our home, they often ask us: “What is the most important piece of advice you would give to us?” I never answer well. Dozens of thoughts start swirling around in my head, and I can never grab ahold of what I would deem to be “the most important” one. Instead, I just stutter and stammer and try to say something sensible.

So, for any of you who have ever asked me that question and been disappointed, this one is for you.

Here are 20 things I might have told myself in my twenties:
1. Examine your foundation carefully.

It’s your worldview. Look deeply at what you value and what you believe about God and man and truth and reality. And make it your own. Because it will affect every decision you make. And because life has a way of picking you up and tossing you around. You always want to nail the landing.
2. Seek healing.

Don’t imagine that the trauma of your childhood has been left in the past. It simmers under the surface. And it will surprise you at how suddenly it can boil up or suck you under. The work of healing those hard places might involve reading books or finding counseling. (Don’t be too afraid or too ashamed to ask for help.)
3. Remain teachable.

More specifically, find a mentor—a parent, a pastor, a teacher, a spiritual guide. Or just a person who is living as you would like to live. Spend time with them. Look and listen and learn. And, most importantly, be different because of them.
4. Choose your community carefully.

Your friends will give shape to your life. They will either stunt your growth or spur you on. And when you find good friends, keep them. They are like gold. Treasure them. Invest in them. Spur them on too. Be the kind of friend that you would like to have.
5. Feed yourself.

Feed your body, your mind and especially your soul. When your soul is starving, you can’t see straight. So learn what sort of nourishment you need—a group Bible study? A worship song? A long run? An art project? A prayer with a friend? This is an individual matter, so take the time to figure out what fills you up.
6. Foster good habits.

As Annie Dillard said, “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” So don’t wait until tomorrow to get up early, go to bed on time, exercise enough, save money and so on. The patterns of your life today are the person you will become.
7. Learn to rest.

Though this could fall under “foster good habits,” for me, it deserves its own point. I am terrible at it. And I can trace this trouble back to my twenties—when I was single and lonesome and (more) insecure. And to distract myself, I filled my days and nights to overflowing. A bit fuller and more frenetic each year. So I would tell my twentysomething self that busy is not better. And your worth is not measured by the length of your to-do list.
8. Take sin seriously.

There is no such thing as “getting away with it.” Even if you don’t “get caught.” Though grace is gigantic and forgiveness is free, sin does still stain. And the spot will undoubtedly spread further and sink deeper than you can initially see.
9. Be patient.

Learn to wait well. You are used to getting things in an instant and on demand. But life doesn’t always work that way. Neither does God. His timing is rarely yours. But His is always right. He doesn’t rush. And He never delays. Instead, He unfolds a plan carefully designed and perfectly timed to bring Him glory. (More on that later.)
10. Don’t worry.

It’s a waste of time, energy and emotion. Worry will tie you in knots. Keep you up at night. Make you cranky and crazy. Nothing good ever comes of it. Worry is fear for the future, but worry does nothing to actually change it. So instead of worrying, make the best decisions you can right now. That’s all you can do. Then let it be.
11. Evaluate your emotions.

They are tricky. And they can be trouble. Often, they spring up from our triggered trauma. For example, let’s say (hypothetically) your husband says something about your blog. He might mean it innocently, even positively. But (hypothetically) you hear it differently. And you immediately feel threatened, defensive, hurt. All of your (hypothetical) insecurity swells to the surface in an instant. You can go with it. Milk it. Act on it. Hurt him back. Or you can do the better thing and take it back to truth.
12. Adjust your expectations.

So much of our disappointment and frustration—with people, with life, with God—occurs because we presume that life should go our way. I still remember the Friday night when the light bulb of this lesson first switched on for me. I was driving home from work, mulling over my expectations for the weekend and already becoming irritated, knowing that they wouldn’t be met. So I decided to change them. Simple as that. I made the very conscious decision to rewrite my personal plan for those two days. And I put only one thing on my new agenda: “Love Peter well.” That I could do. And I was in no way disappointed.
13. Take risks.

Follow God’s leading boldly into the unknown. Beyond the horizon of your comfort zone. As a wise friend advised me when we were trying to decide whether or not to put our hearts on the line to foster our now-adopted son Daryl, “Do what you won’t regret.”
14. Press into pain.

While no one wants to experience pain, you will. Don’t be shocked. Don’t run from it. Don’t ignore it. Don’t fight it. Let it burn. Let it melt your heart. But never fear that God has abandoned you to the flame. He is there. His presence is unwavering. He is pursuing you and purging the dross. You are not being punished. You are being purified.
15. Realize that your life is not about you.

It’s about God and His glory. I used to repeatedly recite this mantra to myself when a big project loomed and I feared the outcome. Would I succeed or fail? Would my reputation rise or fall? “It’s not about me. It’s all about Him.” I said it over and over and over again. Still do. And if He receives more glory from your failure, so be it. Accepting this takes all of the pressure off.
16. Maintain an eternal perspective.

Train your eyes on this hope, this inheritance, that will “never perish, spoil or fade.” That is “kept in heaven for you.” For it is in this that you are “filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy.” Peter (the Apostle, not the husband) said it better than I ever could. So we’ll leave it at that.
17. Embrace grace.

Accept it with open arms and open heart. Hold it tight until it soaks into your soul. Then release it. Give it away. To your family, to your friends, to your church. When I was a twentysomething, my church was falling apart. The pastor left. The leadership couldn’t agree. And the congregation was about to split. I was disillusioned and critical. Sitting in judgment over all of them. Looking down my nose with disgust. But that posture helps no one, and it is not your place. Instead, be a conduit for grace.
18. Live loved.

Wake up every morning and—before you put your feet to the floor—let your mind and heart linger on the fact that the Creator of the Universe loves you passionately, completely, unconditionally and eternally. Nothing matters more than this. This one truth can change absolutely everything.
19. Never, ever get another perm.

(A digression, I know. And yes, it is included because I needed one more point to make 20. But, really, it deserves to be said. Right? I’m pretty sure you were already thinking it.)
20. Finally, prepare to be amazed.

Your life may look something like you envision. Or it may take you to places that you never imagined. Regardless. Hold on tight. Because God is in the business of blowing your mind

5 REASON TO MAKE FRIENDS WHO ARE DIFFERENT FROM YOU



Imagine this: You pull off the interstate into the city of Sameness. You enter a coffee shop and realize they only have one thing on their menu: warm water. You look around and realized everyone in the store looks the same: brown eyes, brown hair, wearing all black. You ask those around you how they’re doing and the answer is always and only “great!” You chat a bit about the weather but you soon realize it’s not worth trying to get to know others in the city of Sameness because everyone is the same.

OK, you’re probably not pulling up Google Maps to find directions to Sameness, yet how often do we create less drastic cities of sameness in our own cities, isolating ourselves from those not like us?

There is nothing at all wrong with having commonalities. Paul urges the Philippians to complete his joy by “being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind” (2:2).

At first glance we might conclude that Paul wants them (and us) to be exactly the same. But the same mind he is referring to is the mind of Christ. We are to strive for humility as we relate to one another, looking to the interest of others and doing nothing for selfish gain (2:3-4). This is the example of Jesus who “did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing” (2:6-7). So sameness here is all about being united in Gospel humility.

But Paul recognized that there was great benefit in differences, namely (but not only) demonstrated through spiritual gifts. In 1 Corinthians, Paul shares about the benefit of each member of a church and their gifting by using the analogy of a body without hands or feet. The body functions fully and most effectively when each part is playing its essential role. Each member of the church is important and needed because God has generously given a variety of gifts (12:12-26).

Knowing others who are not like ourselves allows for greater flourishing. We lose out when we stick with those just like us.

The full context of the text in reference is about the function of the Church, but the ideas can be applied to all of our lives. There is a benefit in knowing and interacting with others who are not just like you. And if we want to apply fully Paul’s encouragement to the Corinthians, knowing others who are not like ourselves allows for greater flourishing. We lose out when we stick with those just like us.

Here are five benefits to know someone different than you:

1. Serve better

As already mentioned, one benefit of knowing those who are not just like you is that we benefit from a variety of gifts in the body. God intentionally did not make us all the same. God has given each of us spiritual gifts according to His great wisdom (Rom. 12:6).

The purposes of these gifts aren’t so that we can flaunt them or keep them for our own good. Just the opposite (12:3)—the purpose of spiritual gifts is for the benefit of others. By knowing those who are not like us, we learn to serve others with the varied gifts God has given us for their benefit and their good.

2. A taste of heaven now

Heaven will be filled with people from Indonesia, Dubai, Zambia, the Appalachian Mountains of East Tennessee and the Grand Cayman Islands. Worshipping on the last day will be people speaking French, German, Spanish, English, Tagalog and Arabic. And today we can get a foretaste of heaven when we step out of our comfort zones to get to know someone not like us.

3. Edification

Along with a variety of gifts, we all have a variety of experiences. Life doesn’t look the exact same for every person. Unless someone gets to know me they’d never know that I traveled abroad, played the flute or that I have had four miscarriages.

God can use the experiences of others to encourage our faith, help us make decisions or provide comfort. God’s Word is filled with Scriptures encouraging us to build one another up. The Lord may just use that person who is not like you to bring the unique comfort you need from Him.

4. Racial reconciliation

There’s a rumor that we are post-racial, but the reality is not only are we not past racial divides, we continue to hear about division, racism and tragic circumstances involving race throughout the country.

Knowing others who are not like you is one way to display to the world that in Christ we are the same. The Gospel unifies us and is what the Lord uses to bring racial reconciliation. We are all made equally in the image of God, and when we display the unity found throughout Scripture, it speaks of the power of the Gospel to make us united.

When relating to others, ignorance is not bliss, it’s just plain old ignorance.

5. Gain understanding and wisdom

Have you ever heard the term “ignorance is bliss”? It means that what we don’t know won’t hurt us. We can live unaware and unscathed by that which we don’t know. But when relating to others, ignorance is not bliss, it’s just plain old ignorance.

Instead of remaining unknowing, we should instead strive to gain understanding through developing relationships with those not like us.

God intentionally created us unique. He could have made us all exactly the same. He had the power to do that. Instead He chose to create us each by name and with great thought (Psalm 139:13). He even delights over those He created (Zephaniah 3:17). And He puts us all together to learn and grow from one another—diversity and difference is one of His gifts to us Source relevant magazine

How Google Used Motorola To Smack Down Samsung -- Twice









Samsung is giant. It employs 427,000 staff, has an annual turnover in excess of $270bn and assets of $600bn spread across over 80 business units. And Google GOOG +1.47% just floored it twice using Motorola as a baseball bat.

Why?
On the surface having 81 per cent of Android marketshare would seem to make Google and Samsung best buddies. Samsung has been the driving force behind Android’s meteoric growth and put Google mobile devices in pole position.

The problem is Samsung wanted too much credit. It wasn’t enough for Samsung to make the most popular Android phones and tablets, it had to hide Android – and consequently Google’s role in its achievement. It did this using ‘TouchWiz’, the company’s proprietary skin which painted over all aspects of Android leaving it unrecognisable. To the casual consumer they were buying ‘a Samsung’, Google’s role was largely unrecognised.

Then things got worse. Samsung began degrading Android performance by switching out vast parts of the software – phone dialler, calendar, email client, contacts, notification center, music and video player, voice control and much more – for its own apps. Reviews were largely negative with TouchWiz and its bloatware slowing down Android, wasting storage space and the replacement apps were seen as inferior or, worse still, needless gimmicks.



Samsung then exploited this further. It put TouchWiz on its smart TVs, another market it dominates, and began building its own Android rival – Tizen – which, thanks to its TouchWiz interface, looks identical to the casual observer. The long term strategy was clear: switch over to Tizen and take the majority of the handset market with it. Google had to act.more...

HOW SMILING IS THE SOLUTION OF STRESS




A sociologist conducted an experiment. One day he walked the streets of his large city and purposely smiled at everyone he met. He counted the smiles and in nearly every case his smile yielded one in return. Much harder to measure was the “happy effect” he personally felt after his experiment.

The next day, he didn’t smile at all when his eyes met others while walking along the street. No one smiled back at him either, and not surprisingly there was no happy effect afterwards. Realizing he controlled his smile and its potential to change his own demeanor, he reported that smiling was advantageous to one’s mental well being.

While I enjoyed his research, it didn’t extend far enough—because there are different kinds of smiles.

The smiles shared with strangers on the street are what I call courtesy smiles. These are “random acts of kindness” smiles. Indeed, like the sociologist reports—they lend themselves to feeling better about humanity and our shared space.

We’ve all experienced heartfelt smiles. They are magnetic and often infectious, causing reciprocated smiles and happiness.


Then there are the plastic smiles. To our true friends, these are the dead-give-away smiles. Those who know us can quickly decipher the opaque smile and want to know “What’s wrong?” We need friends who can see through our fake smiles.


Frozen smiles are the worst. Typically, these ice-cold smiles are plastic smiles that have hardened. Frozen smiles come from hearts that need to be warmed with love. Zach had one of those frozen smiles. He’d wear it to school everyday. Without close friends, no one knew the difference. But someone noticed—someone who recognized that same frozen smile they used to wear.

It was exactly what Zach needed, someone to see his smile for what it was—an invitation to please get to know me. And that’s what happened. Zach’s story would have probably been far different had someone not decided to thaw out that frozen smile.

So, it’s much more than merely smiling at others—it’s also deciding what kind of smile you see, and for those plastic or frozen smiles, using love to melt away the hardness. Can we change lives with a smile? Why not? It can be the beginning of what real lip service should be.

Amazing 10 Tribal Hairstyles We Wish We Could Pull Off


Dreads

This is an obvious one: wouldn’t it be incredible to never have to brush your hair again? And dreads look so cool when they’re pulled up and twisted into a bun.








Frontal headbands In the Afar tribe of the East African countries of Djibouti, Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea, women wear elaborate woven headbands that usually drape down the center of their faces. This gives them such a regal, mysterious look
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Is Saturday, Sunday or friday the correct day of worship?, follow a link



The answer to your question is in the Bible. It truly has the answers for every question.

In the Old Testament, there is a prophecy that tells us the day of worship will be changed from Saturday to Sunday in the New Testament Times. It is not easily understood by most churches, but I will lead you through it.

In order to help you understand, I must lay a foundation concerning the Passover (a Jewish Feast commanded by God for Israel to keep forever).

The Passover Feast has very strict rules imposed upon its celebration, such as: time, place, and actions allowed. If these rules were not followed exactly, then the Lord considers the improper keeping of the feast an abomination.

The reason we must begin with Passover is the exact time of the year that this feast must be celebrated. The date floats between March and April because the Roman Catholic Church changed the world’s calendar back in 1582 A.D. which causes the First day of the month of Nissan to occur on different days during March and April every year.

For the same reason, it is impossible to fix an exact Sabbath Day, which is definitely not on Saturdays. Therefore, the Lord knowing everything, and foreseeing these events, which includes the destruction of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem in 70 A.D. by the same Romans, did forewarn us of the necessity of changing the day of worship from a Saturday to a Sunday.

Now just because we are forewarned by a prophecy, it doesn’t mean that the Lord was accepting this change, but that He was letting us know a change was going to occur. In the Book of Leviticus you can find the verses below:

Leviticus 23:15


And you shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete:

Leviticus 23:16


Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall you number fifty days; and you shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD.

The counting begins with the day after the Sabbath during the Passover Feast. Since the Passover is seven days long, only one of those days can be the Sabbath. Therefore, Leviticus 23:15 tells us to begin counting on the day after the Sabbath during the Passover Feast. We are told to count seven Sabbaths. This means seven weeks are counted and each week ends on a Sabbath day, which amounts to 49 days for the seven weeks.

Then, Leviticus 23:16 tells us to count the day after the seventh Sabbath (of the seventh week), thus adding one day to the 49 days, bringing the total number of days to 50 days. The prophecy then informs us that we will have to offer a new meat offering to the Lord.

The old meat offering is the Passover Lamb that had to be killed for the sins of the people. The new meat offering is the new Passover Lamb named Jesus, who was killed for the sins of the people. John the Baptist labeled Jesus ‘the Lamb of God’, which completes our understanding of the prophecy.

Elsewhere in the New Testament, the Apostles referred to Jesus as our ‘Passover’. Therefore, the Old Testament prophecy foretold us that the day of worship, concerning the New Testament Times when Jesus would be the Lamb offering, would be the day after the Sabbath or on a Sunday. If this doesn’t answer your question, please send a more detailed question and I will be blessed to answer it




Who Authorized Sunday Worship?


Personal from David C. Pack, Publisher/Editor-In-ChiefAugust 31, 2007

I grew up in a large, respected Protestant church. I can recall sitting on a stool wearing a bow tie in Sunday school at age three, surrounded by other children. As I grew older, Sunday school became Sunday church services, with everyone taking for granted that we were there on the right day. No one remotely suggested otherwise. We all appeared weekly in our “Sunday best.”

In 1966, at age seventeen, I was challenged to look into the Bible to see what it actually says on the matter of Sunday-keeping. I was absolutely shocked by what I found! You will be also.

While the world is geared contrary to Sabbath observance on the seventh day of the week, I realized there was no excuse for breaking the Sabbath. I found the Bible was plain, leaving no room for doubt. The scriptures about the Sabbath and Sunday were most clear. I saw that common objections to Sabbath observance were easily disproven, if one had an open mind.

Unless God did not exist, and the Bible was the word of men—merely ancient Hebrew and Greek literature—I had no choice but to observe the Sabbath. Since proving that God exists and the Bible is His Word, and since seeing proof of the Sabbath command from the Bible, I have not attended church on Sunday or observed that day. I found that the Fourth Commandment is a law. When kept, it brings spiritual blessings, “keeping” those who obey it. When broken, it brings spiritual curses, “breaking” those who disobey it.
Universal Acceptance

There are approximately two billion professing Christians on earth. They attend over 2,000 different church denominations and organizations in the United States alone. This number continually increases, bringing no end of confusion over beliefs and disagreement between them. However, almost all professing Christians are in agreement about Sunday observance, thinking it to be the “Lord’s Day” of the New Testament.

Are they correct? Does the New Testament establish Sunday in place of the Old Testament seventh-day Sabbath? Did Christ do away with the Sabbath, making Himself “Lord of Sunday”? Vast numbers are told—and believe—that He did. But, if Christ established Sunday to replace the seventh-day Sabbath, why did He tell His disciples, “Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath” (Mark 2:28)?

Have you ever noticed this verse? Probably not. Yet there it is in the New Testament. Most ministers are fond of preaching from the New Testament, almost to the complete exclusion of the Old Testament. But have you ever heard a preacher mention this passage? Almost certainly not—and this is just one of many plain scriptures about the Sabbath.

Most people never ask why they believe what they believe or why they do what they do. In a world filled with popular customs and traditions, few try to determine the real origin of things. Most generally accept common religious practices without question, choosing to do what everyone else does because it is easy, natural and comfortable—because there is a certain “safety in numbers.” The power of peer pressure alone makes most practice what is acceptable—and fashionable.

Most follow along as they have been taught, assuming what they believe and do is right. They take their beliefs for granted, almost never taking time to PROVE them.

Nowhere is this more true than Sunday observance. Two billion people keep Sunday without knowing why—or where this practice originated. Most suppose it is found in the Bible because they see so many professing Christians observing it. Surely billions cannot be wrong. Or can they?
Incriminating Honesty

A study of the Bible on almost all doctrines generally accepted by the churches of this world—professing Christianity—reveals that they have almost no biblical basis whatsoever. This statement is shocking, yet true!

But here is an irony: When confronted with the truth of what the Bible really says on a matter, most will attempt to deny the facts, however indisputable. They will twist, distort and blur the issues in order to hold to cherished beliefs, preferring what is familiar to what is right—and true!

The Sabbath question is somewhat different. Though, in the end, most people are unwilling to observe it, many ministers, theologians and religionists openly acknowledge what the Bible says about the Sabbath. When pressed, they admit the Bible authorizes observing the seventh day.

You will be stunned at their honesty!
Roman Catholic Admission

Catholic publications, popes, cardinals, bishops, theologians, historians, professors, and the Vatican itself, have candidly admitted there is no biblical basis—whatsoever!—for Sunday observance. This article includes many quotations from them. You will be astonished at the extraordinary candor with which Catholic leaders address this subject.

It is critically important to take the time to read what those who keep Sunday say about their authority—or lack of authority—for doing this. Using their own words, we must first establish why 1.2 billion Roman Catholics believe they are no longer obligated to observe the seventh-day Sabbath. They tell the whole world openly!

The Bible plainly states that Christ is the Head of the Church (Eph. 1:22-23; Col. 1:18). Rome, supposing that Christ, in effect, delegated away His authority over the Church to Peter—who they proclaim was the first pope—speaks plainly of how they have used this “authority.” Just as God’s statements about the Sabbath were shocking to me, so should the following statements be shocking to you! (Many are included for emphasis.)

“For example, nowhere in the Bible do we find that Christ or the Apostles ordered that the Sabbath be changed from Saturday to Sunday. We have the commandment of God given to Moses to keep holy the Sabbath day, that is the 7th day of the week, Saturday. Today most Christians keep Sunday because it has been revealed to us by the [Roman Catholic] church outside the Bible” (Catholic Virginian, “To Tell You the Truth,” p. 9, Oct. 3, 1947).

“From this same Catholic Church you have accepted your Sunday, and that Sunday, as the Lord’s day, she has handed down as a tradition; and the entire Protestant world has accepted it as tradition, for you have not an iota of Scripture to establish it. Therefore that which you have accepted as your rule of faith, in­adequate as it of course is, as well as your Sunday, you have accepted on the authority of the Roman Catholic Church” (D.B. Ray, The Papal Controversy, p. 179, 1892).

“I have repeatedly offered $1,000 to anyone who can prove to me from the Bible alone that I am bound to keep Sunday holy. There is no such law in the Bible. It is a law of the holy Catholic Church alone. The Bible says, ‘Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.’ The Catholic Church says: ‘No. By my divine power I abolish the Sabbath day and command you to keep holy the first day of the week.’ And lo! the entire civilized world bows down in a reverent obedience to the command of the holy Catholic Church” (Bishop T. Enright, C.S.S.R., in a lecture at Hartford, Kan­sas, Feb. 18, 1884).

“There is but one church on the face of the earth which has the power, or claims power, to make laws binding on the con­science, binding before God, binding under penalty of hell-fire. For instance, the institution of Sunday. What right has any other church to keep this day? You answer by virtue of the third commandment [the Papacy renamed the fourth commandment, calling it the third], which says, ‘Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day.’ But Sunday is not the Sabbath. Any school­boy knows that Sunday is the first day of the week. I have re­peatedly offered one thousand dollars to anyone who will prove by the Bible alone that Sunday is the day we are bound to keep, and no one has called for the money. It was the holy Catholic Church that changed the day of rest from Saturday, the seventh day, to Sunday, the first day of the week” (T. Enright, C.S.S.R., in a lecture delivered in 1893).

“The Catholic Church…by virtue of her divine mission, changed the day from Saturday to Sunday” (The Catholic Mirror, official publication of James Cardinal Gibbons, Sept. 23, 1893).

“Is Saturday the seventh day according to the Bible and the Ten Commandments? I answer yes. Is Sunday the first day of the week and did the Church change the seventh day—Saturday—for Sunday, the first day? I answer yes. Did Christ change the day? I answer no!” (James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore (1877-1921), signed letter).

“Reason and sense demand the acceptance of one or the other of these alternatives: either…the keeping holy of Saturday or Catholicity and the keeping holy of Sunday. Com­promise is impossible” (James Cardinal Gibbons, The Catholic Mirror, Dec. 23, 1893).

“The Bible everywhere enforces the sanctification of Saturday the seventh day of the week…You Protestants have to admit the authority of the Roman Catholic Church that is branded on you when you observe Sunday because you have no other authority for Sunday but that of the Roman Catholic Church” (James Cardinal Gibbons).

“Some theologians have held that God likewise directly determined the Sunday as the day of worship in the New Law, that He Himself has explicitly substituted the Sunday for the Sabbath. But this theory is now entirely abandoned. It is now commonly held that God simply gave His Church the power to set aside whatever day or days she would deem suitable as Holy Days. The Church chose Sunday, the first day of the week, and in the course of time added other days as holy days” (John Laux, A Course in Religion for Catholic High Schools and Academies, vol. 1, p. 51, 1936).

“Nowhere in the Bible is it stated that worship should be changed from Saturday to Sunday…Now the Church…instituted, by God’s authority, Sunday as the day of worship. This same Church, by the same divine authority, taught the doctrine of Purgatory long before the Bible was made. We have, therefore, the same authority for Purgatory as we have for Sunday” (Martin J. Scott, Things Catholics Are Asked About, p. 136, 1927).

“Regarding the change from the observance of the Jewish Sabbath to the Christian Sunday, I wish to draw your attention to the facts:


That Protestants, who accept the Bible as the only rule of faith and religion, should by all means go back to the observance of the Sabbath. The fact that they do not, but on the contrary observe the Sunday, stultifies them in the eyes of every thinking man.


We Catholics do not accept the Bible as the only rule of faith. Besides the Bible we have the living Church, the authority of the Church, as a rule to guide us. We say, this Church, instituted by Christ to teach and guide man through life, has the right to change the ceremonial laws of the Old Testament and hence, we accept her change of the Sabbath to Sunday. We frankly say, yes, the Church made this change, made this law, as she made many other laws, for instance, the Friday abstinence, the unmarried priesthood, the laws concerning mixed marriages, the regulation of Catholic marriages and a thousand other laws.

“It is always somewhat laughable, to see the Protestant churches, in pulpit and legislation, demand the observance of Sunday, of which there is nothing in their Bible” (Peter R. Kraemer, Catholic Church Extension Society, 1975).

“Only gradually did Christians begin to observe Sunday as a day of rest…In the third century, as we learn from Ter­tullian, many Christians had begun to keep Sunday as a day of rest to some extent…

“The real need of Sunday as a day of rest as well as worship came much later…” (“Yes, I Condemned the Catholic Church,” p. 4, Supreme Council, Knights of Columbus).
Worship Christ in Vain?

Here is what Christ said about the popular commandments and traditions of the world—and its churches: “In vain do they worship Me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men…Full well [these men know exactly what they are doing] you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your own tradition” (Mark 7:7, 9).

Let’s plainly frame the question: Do we observe the day that GOD commands—or do we observe the traditional day that the Roman Catholic Church commands, and Protestants endorse? This church and its daughter churches are wrong on virtually every doctrine in the Bible—salvation, heaven, hell, method of baptism, the Law, the definition of sin, the trinity, which annual days should be observed by Christians, prophecy, and many more. Over and over, it has substituted its commands and traditions in place of what God plainly says in His Word. Should you follow its authority, believing it to be greater than the authority of God?

It is possible to worship God in vain. Therefore, you must find out, once and for all, whether Sunday-keeping and worship is what God expects of you—or even permits.

Though there are a few very weak arguments put forth in favor of Sunday, in a sense, there is no further room for argument. If those who keep Sunday will so freely acknowledge that they have no authority from God—in His Word, the Holy Bible—for doing so, and the plain biblical command is seen, observance of the Sabbath has been clearly established! But God has much to say about the crucial importance of observing His Sabbath every seven days. This includes understanding why Christians must do this


GOD'S PEOPLE HELP ME ON THIS QUESTION




1.God created a man from the dust and called him His "image".what do you understand by this?
 
 
 2.Is the scientists' claim "there are nine planets" true according to the bible? Give appropriate verses to support you

3.Why Mose's anger to Israelite s at mount sinai wasn't a sin while our anger whether for good or bad intention is a sin?

4.Killing is a sin.Does that apply for a soldier in war? how?

5.Political marriage is against God. argue for or againist the statement




CHOOSE ONE QUESTION YOU SEE IT AS SIMPLE TO YOU AND SHARE WITH ME YOUR ANSWER BELOW.

AMAZING SECRET FOR THE HAPPIEST LIFE




1.Never put off real tomorrow what you can do today

2.Never trouble another for what you can do yoourself

3.Never spend your money before you have it.

4.Never buy what you do not want because it is cheap.

5.Never repent of having eaten too little.

6.Never do anything that you are not willing,

7.Never let the evils that can push you toward pain.

8.Never show haste in your routine activities.

9.Never speak when you are angry .

10.Never think there is nothing special to day

WAYS TO CONTROL YOUR MARRIEGE PROBLEMS







You may have heard that marriage can bring better physical and psychological health. But here's the fine print: People in unhappy marriages don't seem to get those benefits. In fact, their rocky relationship may make them less healthy

A 2005 study showed that staying in an unsatisfying marriage may raise stress and worsen health. Another study showed that people in close yet negative relationships are more likely to get heart disease.

That doesn't prove that a good marriage makes you healthy or that a bad marriage makes you sick. But there's no question -- a bad marriage isn't good for you. Fortunately, there are measures you and your partner can take to bolster the chance your marriage will grow and thrive no matter what life throws your way.
Consider the Stress

"If you’re in a bad marriage," says marriage and family therapist Sharon Rivkin, "don’t underestimate the stress that you are carrying around." If your day-to-day relationship is full of stress, fighting, or the silent treatment, she says, "you are compromising your health every day."



Some couples – for instance, couples where one partner lacks empathy or is physically abusive to the other one -- will not make it, Rivkin says. But, she says, there is hope for most couples, even if they have years of hurt and resentment. Here are some of the things you can do to help you and your partner get beyond those painful times in your relationship.
Open Up About Your Feelings

Every couple faces challenges, Denver psychologist Susan Heitler says. But if you don’t talk about your problems, marital tension and the distance between you will only grow. 



Joy, who asked that her last name not be used, recalls how she avoided conflict with her ex-husband, a recovering alcoholic, in part to protect his sobriety. "You almost walk on eggshells around somebody," she says. "You want to make sure they’re OK and not wanting to drink, and you don’t want to stress them out and you don’t want to start fights." The strained communication, though, ultimately led to her being depressed.

Heitler says that people who grew up in families that communicated well about problems "speak the language of cooperation naturally." But many people didn't learn those skills when they were younger and need tools for talking about sensitive issues in a safe way.

How do you improve your communication? Heitler, author of The Power of Two: Secrets of a Strong & Loving Marriage, suggests turning to books on communication, marriage education courses, or web sites for help. Marriage counselors are another good option, but, Heitler says, not all of them teach effective communication skills. So look for one who specializes in how to communicate with one another.

HAPPY NEW YEAR IN 100 LANGUAGES


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Language Happy New Year
Afghani Saale Nao Mubbarak
Afrikaans Gelukkige nuwe jaar
Albanian Gezuar Vitin e Ri
Arabic Antum salimoun عام جديد سعيد, لتكن لك إجازة عام جديد سعيدة (تقال وقت بداية سنة جديدة)
Armenian Snorhavor Nor Tari
Assyrian Sheta Brikhta
Azeri Yeni Iliniz Mubarek!
Bengali Shuvo Nabo Barsho
Bulgarian  
Castilian  
Catalan  
Cambodian Soursdey Chhnam Tmei
Catalan FELIC ANY NOU
Chinese Chu Shen Tan / Xin Nian Kuai Le
Chinese S  
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Corsican Language Pace e Salute
Croatian Sretna Nova godina!
Cymraeg (Welsh) Blwyddyn Newydd Dda
Czechoslovakia
Czech
Scastny Novy Rok
Danish Godt Nytar
Dhivehi Ufaaveri Aa Aharakah Edhen
Dutch GELUKKIG NIEUWJAAR!
Eskimo Kiortame pivdluaritlo
Esperanto Felican Novan Jaron
Estonians Head uut aastat!
Ethiopian MELKAM ADDIS AMET YIHUNELIWO!
Finnish Onnellista Uutta Vuotta
French Bonne Annee
Gaelic Bliadhna mhath ur
German Prosit Neujahr
Greek Kenourios Chronos
Gujarati Nutan Varshbhinandan
Hawaiian Hauoli Makahiki Hou
Hebrew L'Shannah Tovah
Hindi Nav varsh ka shubkamnayein
Indian Languages Nayasal mangalmai ho
Hong Kong (Cantonese) Sun Leen Fai Lok
Hungarian Boldog Ooy Ayvet
Indonesian Selamat Tahun Baru
Iranian Saleh now mobarak
Iraqi Sanah Jadidah
Irish Bliain nua fe mhaise dhuit
Italian Felice anno nuovo
Japanese Akimashite Omedetto Gozaimasu
Kabyle Asegwas Amegaz
Kannada Hosa Varushadha Shubhashayagalu
Kisii SOMWAKA OMOYIA OMUYA
Khmer Sua Sdei tfnam tmei
Korean Saehae Bock Mani ba deu sei yo!
Kurdish NEWROZ PIROZBE
Lithuanian Laimingu Naujuju Metu
Laotian Sabai dee pee mai
Macedonian Srekjna Nova Godina
Malay Selamat Tahun Baru
Marathi Nveen Varshachy Shubhechcha
Malayalam Puthuvatsara Aashamsakal
Maltese Is-Sena t- Tajba
Nepal Nawa Barsha ko Shuvakamana
Norwegin Godt Nyttar
Papua New Guinea Nupela yia i go long yu
Pashto Nawai Kall Mo Mubarak Shah
Persian Saleh now ra tabrik migouyam
Philippines Manigong Bagong Taon
Polish Szczesliwego Nowego Roku
Portuguese Feliz Ano Novo
Punjabi Nave sal di mubarakan
Romanian AN NOU FERICIT
Russian S Novim Godom
Samoa Manuia le Tausaga Fou
Serbo-Croatian Sretna nova godina
Sindhi Nayou Saal Mubbarak Hoje
Singhalese Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa
Siraiki Nawan Saal Shala Mubarak Theevay
Slovak A stastlivy Novy Rok
Slovenian sreeno novo leto
Somali Iyo Sanad Cusub Oo Fiican!
Spanish Feliz Ano ~Nuevo
Swahili Heri Za Mwaka Mpya
Swedish GOTT NYTT AR! /Gott nytt ar!
Sudanese Warsa Enggal
Tamil Eniya Puthandu Nalvazhthukkal
Telugu Noothana samvatsara shubhakankshalu
Thai Sawadee Pee Mai
Turkish Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun
Ukrainian Shchastlyvoho Novoho Roku
Urdu Naya Saal Mubbarak Ho
Vietnamese Chuc Mung Tan Nien
Uzbek Yangi Yil Bilan

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